Currently, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that there are 38,600 surgeons working within this country. While it will depend on their speciality and the types of procedures that they perform, these surgeons use a variety of medical tools and devices. Given this, it’s not surprising that the United States’ medical device industry consists of 5,800 companies that employ over 356,000 individuals. The United States and Global Medical Device Market It’s important to note that the United States’ medical device market is the largest in the world. It has recently been valued at $140 billion, and accounts for 40% …